Stella Maris High School

This article is about the school in New York. For the school in India, see Stella Maris English School. For the school in Greater Manchester, see Stella Maris School.

Stella Maris High School
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Address
140 Beach 112th Street New York City (Rockaway Park, Queens) , New York 11694 United States
Coordinates	40°34′47″N 73°49′58″W
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Sisters of Saint Joseph
Established	1943
Closed	2010
School code	SM
Principal	Miss. Geri Martinez
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	approx. 500 (2008)
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Slogan	A small school where big things happen.
Team name	Flippers
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Publication	Sandprints (literary magazine)
Newspaper	The Beacon
Tuition	$7,100 (2008-2009)
Athletic Director	Kevin McCarthy
Website	http://www.stellamarishs.org (archived version)

Stella Maris High School was an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York. It was in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. The highlight event of this school was "Blue And Gold," a school spirit event where the freshmen and seniors competed against the sophomores and juniors in a series of events.^[2] This school overlooked the Atlantic Ocean.^[3]

Background

Stella Maris was established in 1943, by the Sisters of St. Joseph.^[4]

The school had an estimated 500 students coming from all over the peninsula. The teacher-to-student ratio was one teacher to every twelve students. The tuition fee was $7,300 per year. Stella Maris was affiliated with Adelphi University and St. John's University for fifteen credits. In the high school was a junior high school called Maura Clarke Junior High School Program. This program closed in 2008.

It was announced in October 2009, that Stella Maris HS would close in June 2010 due to low enrollment.^[5]

References

1. MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
2. "Stella Maris Celebrates Blue And Gold". The Wave. 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
3. Lisa L. Colangelo (2009-10-26). "One of Queens' three Catholic girls schools will close after 66 years". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
4. SMHS. "Stella Maris School History". Stella Maris High School website. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
5. Howard Schwach (2009-10-23). "Stella Maris HS Closing Doors". The Wave. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-01-24.

External links

• Media related to Stella Maris High School at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website